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When tectonic plates push together, they converge, forming a convergent boundary.
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What is folding of tectonic plates?
It's what happens when two tectonic plates come together and push against each other. Like what happens when you take two pieces of paper, push them together, and see them come up like mountains
What is a tectonic force?
A tectonic force is the push between the tectonic plates
How do most mountains form?
when tectonic plates under the surface collide together and push up
How can the movement of tectonic plates create a mountain?
The plates push and pull and grind against each other they push together the force goes up and they form large mountains!
What is the name of the place where the tectonic plates meet?
In and around the Ring of Fire, or more commenly known as the Pacifis Ocean.
What types of tectonic force create mountains?
The type of tectonic forces that create mountains are called converging plates. As two continental plates push together, the stress forces them both upwards. Because of this the Himalayas are still growing.
What happens when two tectonic plates rub together?
they form mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes.
What do tectonic plates move?
Tectonic Plates move by trying to push past each other and by trying to slide past each other.
The place where two tectonic plates push into another?
convergent boundary
What are plates that push together called?
when two plates push together, it could either cause mountains or a subduction zone. When they cause mountains it's when two
When to tectonic plates push into each other the place the to plates meet is called what boundary?
Fault lines
When two tectonic plates push into each other the place the two plates meet is what?
They are called a Plate Boundaries :)
